Question:
Would somebody who has been through one please tell me what a tilt test is, the purpose of a tilt test plus any other information regarding it. I have been unable to find info on exactly what is done except I have read it is quite unpleasant and, for some obscure reason, you have to have an IV. Exactly what is a tilt test supposed to prove that you have? Does it rule out certain conditions? Or is it some superfluous procedure that physicians do to cover themselves? Why does someone with a potential diagnosis of Lupus have to have a tilt test? As if you cannot tell, I am a bit suspicious of the tests that doctors order. I want to know what is going to happen, what the purpose of the test is, as well as how much pain and suffering it will be. TIA
Response:
Looks like a pretty thorough description at this URL: http://www.heartsite.com/html/tilt_test.html Such "layman’s" language that the word "lay" is used intransitively, as in "the patient lays on." Drives me crazy when people don’t use the right word: "lie," you idiot! The word is "lie"! Nonetheless, the site seems worth visiting. I’m sure there are other good descriptions. All I did to find this one was enter "tilt test" into the search blank on Google.com. This site was the second one listed. The first looked like an ad for tilt tables. I figured you didn’t want your own. 
? $ ~^,hoever.com (malibu) wrote in message <news:3fc051c1.81149760@news.west.earthlink.net>… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Would somebody who has been through one please tell me what a tilt > test is, the purpose of a tilt test plus any other information > regarding it. > I have been unable to find info on exactly what is done except I have > read it is quite unpleasant and, for some obscure reason, you have to > have an IV. > Exactly what is a tilt test supposed to prove that you have? Does it > rule out certain conditions? Or is it some superfluous procedure that > physicians do to cover themselves? Why does someone with a potential > diagnosis of Lupus have to have a tilt test? > As if you cannot tell, I am a bit suspicious of the tests that doctors > order. I want to know what is going to happen, what the purpose of the > test is, as well as how much pain and suffering it will be. > TIA
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